NCT03024307

The Effect of OPCSP on Adherence and Clinical Outcomes Among Patients With Rheumatic Diseases

Evaluation of an Outpatient Pharmacy Clinical Services Program on Adherence and Clinical Outcomes Among Patients With Rheumatic Diseases

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 242 (actual)
• Sponsor: RenJi Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a randomised trial on the efficacy of an Outpatient Pharmacy Clinical Services Program (OPCSP) on adherence and clinical outcomes among patients with rheumatic diseases.The purpose of this study is to evaluate: 1. rates of medication adherence in the OPCSP program compared with usual care in an integrated health care system. 2. total direct costs and clinical outcomes in the OPCSP program compared with usual care in an integrated health care system.

Detailed description

This is a randomised trial on the efficacy of an Outpatient Pharmacy Clinical Services Program (OPCSP) on adherence and clinical outcomes among patients with rheumatic diseases.Three types of rheumatic diseases were included in the study, Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and Rheumatoid Arthritis(RA). The purpose of this study is to evaluate: 1. rates of medication adherence in the OPCSP program compared with usual care in an integrated health care system. 2. total direct costs and clinical outcomes in the OPCSP program compared with usual care in an integrated health care system.

Conditions

• Rheumatic Diseases

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	pharmacists involved OPCSP	This was an open labelled randomised study. Rheumatic diseases patients were recruited and arbitrarily divided into the intervention group (usual care plus OPCSP) and the non-intervention group (usual care only). Those enrolled in the research were scheduled for follow-up for eight consecutive visits. Improvements in lab results and direct costs were compared longitudinally (pre and post analysis) between the groups.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-01-18
• Primary completion: 2020-12-31
• Completion: 2020-12-31
• First posted: 2017-01-18
• Last updated: 2021-03-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China